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Torrens Island Quarantine Station Tours 2019

Posted on Monday 18 February 2019

The Quarantine Station was built in 1879 to stop passengers bringing diseases such as small pox into Adelaide. Today, the site is remarkably intact an...

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Passengers lining up at the Quarantine Station

Torrens Island Quarantine Station Tours 2018

Posted on Friday 03 November 2017

The Quarantine Station was built in 1879 to stop passengers bringing diseases such as small pox into Adelaide. Today, the site is remarkably intact an...

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126 Lipson Street, Port Adelaide, 5015

Daily 10am — 5pm (Closed Good Friday & Christmas Day)

What’s happening at @sa_maritime_museum

  • The SA Maritime Museum website will be unavailable today between 4 and 6pm. Apologies for any inconvenience, we will be back up and running shortly! #samaritimemuseum
  • Smart as paint! Thank you Ecotec for painting Nelcebee’s hull free of charge. Preserving the ketch fleet.
  • A big thank you to Ecotec for painting Nelcebee’s hull free of charge. Preserving the oldest ship built in Port Adelaide!
  • Come and visit the lighthouse, which was placed in its current location 33 years ago today! #portadelaide #portadelaidelighthouse #lighthouse #history

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